Pay & Benefits

  • At the beginning of his administration, President Barack Obama said he wanted to make federal service ‘cool’. Office of Personnel Director John Berry has been working on that task — and the Partnership for Public…

    September 11, 2009
  • How to hedge your bets when it comes to changing insurance coverage.

    September 11, 2009
  • Remember where you were on this date in 2001? For many of us it is the Pearl Harbor moment of our lives. For others, not so much. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey remembers that day and some heroic people then, and now.

    September 11, 2009
  • Is there a lovable loser in your federal family? Someone who needs a hug? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has a simple, you-can\'t-lose quiz to make them feel better.

    September 10, 2009
  • Are you working for peanuts, even if you have a good, high-paying job? Benefits expert John Elliott says that for some, maybe many, feds the best financial move they could make would be to retire. Check out Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s column (and radio show) today.

    September 09, 2009
  • Doing a news round up this time of year is easier said than done. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey pulls it off by looking at changes in your federal benefits.

    September 08, 2009
  • Should some federal workers be paid not to get sick when others employees, in the same office, don\'t have that incentive. Mike Causey says its a 40year old problem that Congress will take up again next week.

    September 04, 2009
  • As Federal News Radio told you, per diem rates for 2010 have changed. Becky Rhodes is Deputy Associate Administrator in the Office of Governmentwide Policy in the Office of Travel, Transportation, and Asset Management. She…

    September 01, 2009
  • As you probably know, federal civilian employees are getting a 2 percent raise next year, while members of the military are getting a 2.9 percent raise. Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has broken…

    September 01, 2009
  • The new GI Bill is expected to entice people leaving military service to get civilian college degrees.

    August 31, 2009
  • How much money you actually have in your 401(k) might surprise you – especially if you aren’t aware of the fees that some plans charge. The Department of Labor is working on a regulation that…

    August 28, 2009
  • The Thrift Savings Board is currently working on adding e-messaging securely.

    August 25, 2009
  • Throughout the summer, federal employees have been donating food to hungry families through the Feds Feed Families program. The initiative is being led by the Office of Personnel Management. Tomorrow, OPM Director John Berry will…

    August 25, 2009
  • If you had to bet which federal agency can build the best mousetrap, or sculpture out of food, would you pick State, Interior, GSA or OPM? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has the inside track on the winner-to-be.

    August 25, 2009